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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Iron Prime » Tue May 12, 2009 1:13 pm

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Which type of Klingon would you be? Augment Klingon or a True Klingon?


My money's on True.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Tue May 12, 2009 1:27 pm

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Wheeljack35 wrote:Well its in the origional trek timeline so whynot use the Klingons in a story


They'll probably put them in the sequel. I figure that's next. They already used the Romulans.


I'd like to see some Klingons myself...


Maybe I can get a part as an extra :grin:


Which type of Klingon would you be? Augment Klingon or a True Klingon?


Turtle head type........already have the head gear.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Archanubis » Tue May 12, 2009 4:13 pm

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Well, since they practically recast the original crew, the creators of this series could consider recasting one of the original Klingons. It would be great to see either Kor, Koloth, or Kang again, if in a different role.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Tue May 12, 2009 9:10 pm

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Archanubis wrote:Well, since they practically recast the original crew, the creators of this series could consider recasting one of the original Klingons. It would be great to see either Kor, Koloth, or Kang again, if in a different role.


Do you mean different actors in those roles or different roles for the same actors that portrayed Kor, Koloth and Kang??
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Iron Prime » Tue May 12, 2009 9:44 pm

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Why not both? :grin: :P 8)
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Tue May 12, 2009 9:54 pm

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Iron Prime wrote:Why not both? :grin: :P 8)


Well for one....the actor who played "Kor" died.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby OptimusN1701 » Tue May 12, 2009 11:34 pm

Tristar wrote:Yep there where alot of nods in this movie. Pike in a Wheelchair was a nod to What happened to him in TOS.



Yea that was the first thing I noticed there. A lot better outcome than having to use a blinking light to communicate. Hopefully he gets out of the thing by the next film, he was one of my favorite characters in this film

And his admiral's uniform looked like Kirk's from the Motion Picture
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Iron Prime » Wed May 13, 2009 7:40 am

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Iron Prime wrote:Why not both? :grin: :P 8)


Well for one....the actor who played "Kor" died.


Oh, yeah - forgot about that.... :oops:


Well, cameos for the other two fellas, and new young Kang, Kor, and Koloth for the bulk of the film?
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Wed May 13, 2009 1:53 pm

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Iron Prime wrote:Why not both? :grin: :P 8)


Well for one....the actor who played "Kor" died.


Oh, yeah - forgot about that.... :oops:


Well, cameos for the other two fellas, and new young Kang, Kor, and Koloth for the bulk of the film?


Sounds great
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Archanubis » Wed May 13, 2009 4:17 pm

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Archanubis wrote:Well, since they practically recast the original crew, the creators of this series could consider recasting one of the original Klingons. It would be great to see either Kor, Koloth, or Kang again, if in a different role.


Do you mean different actors in those roles or different roles for the same actors that portrayed Kor, Koloth and Kang??

I think I meant the old characters recast with younger actors. Although it will be very hard to follow Calicos, Campbell, and Ansara.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Wed May 13, 2009 5:08 pm

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sto_vo_kor_2000 wrote:
Archanubis wrote:Well, since they practically recast the original crew, the creators of this series could consider recasting one of the original Klingons. It would be great to see either Kor, Koloth, or Kang again, if in a different role.


Do you mean different actors in those roles or different roles for the same actors that portrayed Kor, Koloth and Kang??

I think I meant the old characters recast with younger actors. Although it will be very hard to follow Calicos, Campbell, and Ansara.


Agreed....but to be honest I said the same about Nemoy once.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Tristar » Thu May 14, 2009 9:34 am

If there gonna have Koloth, Kor and Kang they might as well include a young Curzon Dax!
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Iron Prime » Thu May 14, 2009 11:15 am

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Tristar wrote:If there gonna have Koloth, Kor and Kang they might as well include a young Curzon Dax!



It sure would be nice if they could slip a nod in there.... :D
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Archanubis » Thu May 14, 2009 6:13 pm

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Tristar wrote:If there gonna have Koloth, Kor and Kang they might as well include a young Curzon Dax!



It sure would be nice if they could slip a nod in there.... :D

I thought that too, but thought, "Nah, too much." ;)
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Cyberstrike » Sat May 16, 2009 4:07 pm

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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Cyberstrike » Sat May 16, 2009 4:13 pm

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I thought it was OK, not bad but not great either, it didn't feel like Star Trek to me. Not the best Star Trek movie ever made that is a tie between Star Trek II and Star Trek Nemesis (Yes, IMHO Star Trek: Nemesis is better than the current one) not the worst one either (that's Star Trek V).

I thought the new Spock was the best of the bunch, the rest were OK but I'm so used to TOS cast voices and that was hard for me to get used to these new guys voices. I kind of wish that they wouldn't have the whole "alternate timeline/time traveling paradox" plot device which gave me a headache they should just went for either a straight reboot or prequel. My biggest gripe was the music I didn't like the score it just felt wrong to me.

Just sort of an average summer sci-fi action movie.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Rodimus Prime » Sat May 16, 2009 4:23 pm

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I thought putting "Sabotage" in there when they did was great.

And I do like Wrath of Khan, but my favorite Trek movie is Generations.

Also, what the hell was Tyler Perry doing in this movie? Is he a Trekkie or something?
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Evolution Prime » Mon May 18, 2009 1:18 pm

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Rodimus Prime wrote:Also, what the hell was Tyler Perry doing in this movie? Is he a Trekkie or something?


That is exactly what I though. I really dislike that guy the way he thinks he has put his name in front of all of his movies and such. I get it you made a movie. Move on.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Iron Prime » Mon May 18, 2009 2:23 pm

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I must be out of touch - I had no idea who he was until this topic came up...
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Mon May 18, 2009 2:34 pm

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You must have heard of his movies\tv shows.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Iron Prime » Mon May 18, 2009 2:48 pm

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Iron Prime wrote:I must be out of touch - I had no idea who he was until this topic came up...


You must have heard of his movies\tv shows.


I recognize the name from somewhere, and I'm sure if someone started listing off shows/movies I would recognize some titles - but I didn't know his face when he turned up in the movie...
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Rodimus Prime » Mon May 18, 2009 2:58 pm

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Let's see...he released about 10 movies in the last 2 years, each having his name in front of the title. Such as

Tyler Perry's (insert movie title here)

also he came out with 2 or 3 TV shows in the same season for TBS, and supposedly they were very successful. I saw the ads and was immediately disinterested. They seem to be the Wayans Bros. for the new millenium. Except the Wayans Bros. were somewhat entertaining. Then again, I was 10 years younger...
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Iron Prime » Mon May 18, 2009 3:06 pm

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The only thing that comes to mind is Tyler Perry's House of Payne (pain?). It was advertised on TBS, the WB, or something....
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Evolution Prime » Mon May 18, 2009 3:50 pm

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Iron Prime wrote:The only thing that comes to mind is Tyler Perry's House of Payne (pain?). It was advertised on TBS, the WB, or something....



Bingo!

If you don't know who he was in the movie, he was the head of Starfleet Acadamy. It would have been the best if they made him Chief Engineer Olsen. I would have laughed my @$$ off seeing him getting vaporized.
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Re: Star Trek Reviews!

Postby Iron Prime » Mon May 18, 2009 3:58 pm

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I skimmed the whole article and don't recognize any titles other than "Tyler Perry's House of Payne". So I'm not completely out-of-the-loop, but I'm close...


Of course, I watch very little TV and cut my cable shortly after Christmas....
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